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Arhopala quercoides

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Arhopala quercoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. quercoides
Binomial name
Arhopala quercoides
Synonyms

Narathura quercoides

Arhopala quercoides is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was discovered by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1902. It is found in Sulawesi.[1][2]

Description

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The upperside is dark blue in the male and blue in the female. The underside is rough fawn in color, with the whitish-bordered spots and bands darker for both sexes.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Arhopala quercoides - Wikispecies". species.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  2. ^ "Arhopala". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  3. ^ Entomologischer Verein "Iris" zu Dresden (1884). Correspondenz-blatt des Entomologischen Vereins "Iris" zu Dresden. Smithsonian Libraries. Dresden : Entomologischer Verein "Iris" zu Dresden, 1884-1888.
  4. ^ Bethune-Baker, George Thomas (1902). A revision of the Amblypodia group of butterflies of the family Lycaenidae. Smithsonian Libraries. London : [s.n.]